diff --git a/src/bin/e_ckpasswd_main.c b/src/bin/e_ckpasswd_main.c
index fb3ca8bd9..08de4bc3d 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_ckpasswd_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_ckpasswd_main.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         fprintf(stderr, "AUTH: Password OK\n");
         if (polkit_mode == 1)
           {
-             if (polkit_auth(polkit_cookie, uid) == 0)
+             if (polkit_auth(polkit_cookie, polkit_uid) == 0)
                {
                   fprintf(stderr, "AUTH: Polkit AuthenticationAgentResponse2 success\n");
                   return 0;